Chapter 499: Unable to Visit Relatives 4
Feng Qingxue picked up the basket and put it on the table to prevent the fat boy from knocking over and breaking the eggs. She urged Chen Xuenniang to go into the house to change clothes and gave her her old cotton and linen clothes, saying, "Sister Xuenniang, don't bring anything every time you come. It's either eggs or meat, or biscuits, candies, or cakes."
Now, Chen Xueniang is the most popular guest in their home.
Children's hearts are the most sensitive, and eating is always a top priority in their lives.
Feng Qingxue never goes into the city and almost never takes food out of the space, for fear of arousing suspicion. Therefore, the arrival of Chen Xuenniang is the happiest moment for the children. Even if she brings a candy, they can be happy for a long time.
Chen Xuenniang changed her clothes and hung the wet clothes on the clothes rack to dry. "You know me. One person's food feeds the whole family. I'm not short of money. I get a salary of more than 30 yuan a month. I can eat as much as I want in the canteen. When I feel hungry, I can go to the state-owned restaurant for a bite." Except for the staple food, which requires food coupons, the canteen collects a certain amount of oil coupons. You don't need coupons to eat vegetables and meat in the canteen and state-owned restaurants. All you need is money.
Chen Xuenniang never treated herself badly, and continued, "The last two times I came here, there was not even a pig hair left in the grocery store. I'm lucky today. I took a look before I came and bought a set of large intestines and some ribs. You can make some pork rib soup for Xibao, or noodles."
The weather was hot and the meat would spoil easily if left out for too long, so the two of them hurried to clean up, and Chen Xuenniang distributed the crispy candies she brought to the children.
First stew the spare ribs, then clean the pig’s large intestines. The biggest dish in the evening is stir-fried pig intestines.
Feng Qingxue first served out a large plate and asked Guan Cheng to deliver it to Uncle Xu and Aunt Xu, and also asked Father Lu to come back for dinner.
"Aunt, Grandpa said he was having dinner with Grandpa Xu and Grandma Xu, so he won't come tonight." After learning that Chen Xuenniang was coming, Lu's father deliberately avoided her to avoid gossip.
Feng Qingxue nodded, not taking it seriously, and asked everyone to start eating.
Their family had long been inseparable from Uncle Xu and Aunt Xu. Sometimes, when Father Lu didn't want to come over, he would eat with them in the cowshed. Anyway, there was enough food.
At night, the two sisters slept in the same bed, with Xibao, who was full and fast asleep, in the middle.
The windows were wide open, and there was a cool breeze after the rain and the aroma of mugwort.
There are many mosquitoes in the summer, and after the rain, mosquitoes scramble into the house, so Feng Qingxue burned a bundle of wild wormwood in each room before going to bed to repel mosquitoes, which really helped a lot.
"Xibao's father is away for a long time. Don't you miss him? You don't contact each other often?" Chen Xuenniang asked.
"Of course I do, of course I don't." Feng Qingxue answered without hesitation, a trace of longing in her eyes, "But, my country comes before my family. No matter how much I miss you, I have to suppress it all in my heart, so that outsiders don't think that my longing is because I am dissatisfied with my family Jiang stationed at the border. As for contacting each other, we can only rely on letters now, there is no other way."
Even for letters, she received the first one two or three months after Lu Jiang left, and the second one a few days after Chen Xueniang returned to the city. Sent along with the letters were two bundles filled with medicinal herbs and specialties that Lu Jiang had asked local people to purchase.
The whole story is about Lu Jiang's concern for his family, and the question of whether Xibao can call him dad. In response to Feng Qingxue's consecutive letters asking him if he could bring Xibao to the army to visit him, he finally gave a negative answer. He said that they could not visit relatives because, firstly, the journey was long and the environment in the plateau was harsh, and secondly, the conditions in the army were difficult and there was no way to accommodate the family members who came to visit.
. . Hahaha, no mistakes today, I can't update at noon, I will update in the afternoon
(End of this chapter)